Homebrew PCBs

very nice idea!
i will of course try this.

but it may be a good idea to use magazines with no fingerprints etc on the
pages.

regards
stefan


> Hello all,
>        Having no luck finding any of the brands of photopaper that 
> people have been recommending for the iron on transfer method, I 
> began thinking about the subject and ...WOW!!! I had an epiphany! The 
> common theme seems that the paper should be of the very shiny 
> (glossy) photo paper and since it's supposed to peel away in the 
> water bath it SHOULD be rather thin. Then I thought to myself what 
> kind of paper is like this???....the paper used in many MAGAZINES!! 
> Computer magazines, glamour magazines, entertainment... any magazine 
> with photos it is TYPICALLY a glossy paper format.
> 
>  O.K. so it has printing on it already...it's INK so unlike toner, it 
> won't transfer to the PCB when you iron it. Now you may say "if it 
> has printing on it already how can I see my PCB image when I print it 
> onto this paper". Remember it's shiny. Hold the image at an angle to 
> a light source and the DULL toner will show up clearly against the 
> SHINY paper.
> 
>  So...DOES IT WORK?   in a word....YES!  All the problems that exist 
> with just about every other type of paper remain (correct temperature 
> of the iron, correct amount of pressure applied, etc. etc.) except!!! 
> the price. If you don't already have any old magazines lying around 
> the house, I'm SURE your city has a store that sells old magazines 
> for as little as $0.25  Ironically enough I get a trade magazine free 
> each month called EP&T (Electronic Products and Technology) and it's  
> a large format magazine (11" X 16"). I figure I can get about 240 
> small PCB's from this one magazine EVERY Month....FOR FREE.
> 
>  Why pay a dollar or more PER SHEET when you can pay a penny a sheet 
> for a used magazine. Give it a try. I'd be curious to hear other 
> people's success.
> 
> Take care all......Dean.
> 
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